South-South cooperation A/RES/72/237 countries, upon request and in a manner consistent with their mandates and strategic plans; 14. Invites the United Nations development system to encourage the transfer of technologies on mutually agreed terms for the benefit of developing countries to address poverty eradication and sustainable development; 15. Welcomes the launch, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, and looks forward to its continued development and full operationalization; 16. Requests the United Nations Development Group, including its SouthSouth and Triangular Cooperation Task Team, and the United Nations country teams, within existing resources and in close consultation and coordination with the Governments of developing countries and other United Nations organizations, in particular the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to continue the mapping and documentation of good practices in South-South and triangular cooperation, in particular those that are relevant to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, taki ng into account the Nairobi outcome document of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda 13 and the complementary nature of South-South to North-South cooperation; 17. Urges the United Nations to continue to support South-South cooperation projects that contribute to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, adopted in Quito in 2016; 4 18. Takes note with appreciation of the ninth annual Global South-South Development Expo, held from 27 to 30 November 2017, hosted by the Government of Turkey, on the theme “South-South cooperation in the era of economic, social and environmental transformation: road to the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action”, which aims at showcasing sustainable development solutions that can be scaled up and replicated through South-South and triangular cooperation; 19. Recognizes the important role of South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation, and in this context requests the Secretary-General, with the support of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, to take steps, within existing resources, to update existing and to create appropriate new policy tools, in order that the United Nations system may effectively support Member States, upon request, in using South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation to assist in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme nt; 20. Acknowledges the positive efforts made by United Nations organizations to develop thematic strategies for the implementation of South -South cooperation, and in this regard urges the United Nations development system, in consultation with all States, to strive to increasingly leverage, as appropriate, South -South cooperation to bolster its impact in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 21. Requests the United Nations system to enhance its support in the areas where South-South cooperation has proved effective, namely capacity-building, regional integration, interregional linkages, infrastructure interconnectivity and the development of national productive capacities through exchanges of knowledge, technological innovations and technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, and in __________________ 13 17-23315 Resolution 69/313, annex. 5/7